DuPage County Entertainment
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Colbert shouts out Mount Prospect music fest, among other ‘community calendar’ listings in the suburbsAug 19, 2024 5:36 pm - Stephen Colbert, who’s in town to record his late-night talk show during the Democratic National Convention, gave a shout-out to a Mount Prospect music fest during a bit recorded last week alongside actor and Glen Ellyn native Sean Hayes.
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Long-awaited groundbreaking for pub-style restaurant HopScotch happened Tuesday in SchaumburgAug 19, 2024 9:03 am - A long-awaited groundbreaking for the pub-style HopScotch restaurant took place Tuesday on a 1.7-acre site between Oberweis and the Schaumburg Township District Library in Schaumburg’s Town Square.
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Bartlett's third annual Oktoberfest set for Sept. 27-28Aug 19, 2024 9:01 am - Join the fun at the Bartlett Oktoberfest celebration from 4:30-10:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 27, and noon to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Leiseberg Park, 325 E. Devon Ave., Bartlett.
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Taste of Glen Ellyn cooking up summer funAug 16, 2024 9:37 pm - The Taste of Glen Ellyn, which has all the essential ingredients of a late-summer festival, continued on Friday.
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Jimmy’s Restaurant in Des Plaines closed, sold to new ownerAug 16, 2024 5:00 pm - Jimmy’s Restaurant in Des Plaines was sold on Aug. 6. Its future is up in the air.
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Hear stage favorites from Naperville Men’s Glee ClubAug 16, 2024 10:42 am - The Naperville Men’s Glee Club is preparing for the summer concert “Under the Stars” on Thursday, Aug. 22.It will feature a special surprise performance by an a cappella guest performance group from the 2024 “Harmony Sweepstakes” competition along with various solo acts.
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‘He left us such a gift’: In ‘Love From the Front … and Beyond,’ daughter shares WWII vet’s storiesAug 16, 2024 3:00 am - The daughter of World War II veteran and longtime St. Charles resident Bill Wiebmer has published a book with his letters and stories, “Love From the Front ... And Beyond.”
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Wall Street lawyer-turned-comedian gives audience members ‘Permission to Speak’ during Schaumburg showAug 14, 2024 4:11 pm - “It’s a crowd-work show with a twist,” says comedian Paul Mecurio of his one-man, interactive show that he’s bringing to the Al Larson Center for the Performing Arts in Schaumburg on Friday, Aug. 23.
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The Theater Lab produces vital and timely 1953 play, ‘The Crucible’Aug 14, 2024 2:04 pm - “The Theater Lab, a District 214 Community Education program, is committed to producing works from the canon of American Theater,” says John Meyers, director of the production and artistic director for The Theater Lab.
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Best Bets: Wanna see stars? Head to Rosemont for Fan Expo ChicagoAug 14, 2024 1:44 pm - Film and TV stars, including Mark Hamill, converge on the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont for the comic and pop culture convention Fan Expo Chicago this weekend.